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There are two kinds of beauty, free beauty (pulchritudo vaga) and merely accessory beauty (pulchritudo adhaerens). Free beauty does not presuppose a concept of what the object is [meant] to be. Accessory beauty does presuppose such a concept, as well

There are two kinds of beauty, free beauty (pulchritudo vaga) and merely accessory beauty (pulchritudo adhaerens). Free beauty does not presuppose a concept of what the object is [meant] to be. Accessory beauty does presuppose such a concept, as well

I began to look at the work of James Lee Byars last year, after the death of Thomas McEvilley, when a number of the subsequent obituaries and reminiscences mentioned that the scholar had been one of the artist’s champions. To

I began to look at the work of James Lee Byars last year, after the death of Thomas McEvilley, when a number of the subsequent obituaries and reminiscences mentioned that the scholar had been one of the artist’s champions. To

“In his seminar on the gaze Lacan retells the classical tale of the trompe-l’oeil contest between Zeuxis and Parrhasios. Zeuxis paints grapes in a way that lures birds, but Parrhasios paints a veil in a way that deceives Zeuxis, who

“In his seminar on the gaze Lacan retells the classical tale of the trompe-l’oeil contest between Zeuxis and Parrhasios. Zeuxis paints grapes in a way that lures birds, but Parrhasios paints a veil in a way that deceives Zeuxis, who

The San Francisco International Airport showcases some surprising, serious art. On my way from the arrival gate to ground transportation, I encountered a big Jay Defeo painting. A Wayne Thiebaud and a Robert Bechtle followed. Ned Kahn’s Wind Portal, a

The San Francisco International Airport showcases some surprising, serious art. On my way from the arrival gate to ground transportation, I encountered a big Jay Defeo painting. A Wayne Thiebaud and a Robert Bechtle followed. Ned Kahn’s Wind Portal, a

“Proof”at Planthouse gallery in New York presents the work of three master printers and publishers: Leslie Miller (The Grenfell Press), Ruth Lingen (Poote Press), and Jennifer Melby. Printers’ names are not generally household names. There are a handful—Aldo Crommelynck, Stanley William Hayter,

“Proof”at Planthouse gallery in New York presents the work of three master printers and publishers: Leslie Miller (The Grenfell Press), Ruth Lingen (Poote Press), and Jennifer Melby. Printers’ names are not generally household names. There are a handful—Aldo Crommelynck, Stanley William Hayter,